
- #
- 35
- Name
- Craig Stem
- Nationality
United States
- Position
- Pitcher
- Opening Day Age
- 32
- Birthplace
- Hermitage, Tenn.
- Birthdate
- 1/5/1990
- Draft
- 15th rd, Dodgers, 2011
- B/T
- R/R
- Ht
- 6-5
- Wt
- 215
- Current Team
- Rockers
CAREER NOTES
• Has a career record of 46-65 over 11 professional seasons with a 4.63 ERA.
• Has 748 career strikeouts in 977 innings.
• Has gone 29-42 in six seasons in the Atlantic League with a 4.65 ERA
2022
• Led the Rockers and tied for the Atlantic League lead with 24 starts
• His seven wins were the most among the Rockers’ starting pitchers
• Posted a pair of regular season wins over Gastonia and Kentucky while also recording wins vs. Lexington, Charleston and York
• Earned the win over Gastonia in Game 2 of the South Division Championship Series and started Game 3 of the League Championship Series at Lancaster
• Had a season-high 10 strikeouts vs. Gastonia on 8/14/22
• Never walked more than three in any contest
• Longest stint of the year was eight innings vs. Lexington 6/24/22
2021
• Led the Rockers and tied for the Atlantic League lead with 24 starts
• Posted a 7.02 ERA with team-high 103 stikeouts in 127 innings
• Earned two wins against Gastonia and one each vs. Charleston, Lexington and York
• Season-high eight strikeouts vs. Lexington (6/26) and Gastonia (8/25)
• Had four games of seven innings
2020
• Season canceled due to Covid-19.
2019
• Named to the Atlantic League All-Star while playing with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs during the first half of the season.
• Went 4-3 with 2.74 ERA in 12 games, all starts, with Southern Maryland (56 K , 72.1 IP).
• Spent a month in the middle of the season with Leon (LMB) before signing with ROCKERS (8/31/19).
• Helped the ROCKERS reach the playoffs, going 1-2 with a 3.33 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 24.1 innings.
2018
• Became more of a starter with Southern Maryland, appearing in 42 games (12 GS) and going 7-8 with 3.70 ERA.
• Threw career-best 107 innings and struck out 86 with just 34 walks.
2017
• Was 2-3 with a 5.00 ERA in 30 appearances (4 GS) with Southern Maryland. Had 39 strikeouts in 54 innings.
2016
• Released at the end of spring training by the Miami Marlins.
• Pitched with New Britain and Southern Maryland in the Atlantic League, combining for 3-8 record.
• Went 1-4 with a 4.99 in 37 appearances with Southern Maryland … Fanned 34 in 38.1 innings.
• Posted 2-4 record and 6.60 ERA in 23 appearances with New Britain including seven saves. Struck out 24 in 30 innings.
2015
• Bounced between AA Jacksonville (Southern) and AAA New Orleans (Pacific Coast) in the Marlins organization.
• Posted 2-6 record and 5.74 ERA between both levels, appearing in 39 games with three starts. Struck out 43 in 58 innings
2014
• Split time between A+ Rancho Cucamonga and AA Chattanooga (Southern).
• Made 45 appearances and threw 61 innings with 0-5 record, 5.61 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 61 innings.
• Added a 3-1 record and 3.86 ERA in 11 starts with Adelaide (Australian).
• Traded to Miami Marlins (12/15/14).
• Named to the World All-Stars.
2013
• Played at A+ Rancho Cucamonga (California) and went 2-1 with a 6.15 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 26.1 innings.
• Went 1-0 with a 1.38 in 32 appearances, all in relief, at A Great Lakes (Midwest). Saved 14 games and allowed just 25 hits in 39 innings.
2012
• Spent the entire season in the Dodgers’ organization, pitching at Rookie Ogden (Pioneer), A Great Lakes (Midwest), and A+ Rancho Cucamonga (California).
• Was a combined 3-2 with 4.05 ERA in 27 appearances. Had one start and fanned 39 in 40 innings.
• Was 3-1 at Ogden with a 4.73 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 26.2 innings.
2011 (Trevecca Nazarene/Los Angeles Dodgers)
• Drafted in 15th round of the MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• Assigned to Arizona Rookie League where he made 11 appearances and went 0-1 with a 3.65 ERA in 12.1 innings (11 K).
• Named the Tran-South Pitcher of the Week (3/15/11) while pitching for Trevecca Nazarene.
• Named a Tran-South Baseball Scholar-Athlete.
2010 (Western Kentucky)
• Pitched at Western Kentucky.
2009 (Western Kentucky)
• Combined with three other Western Kentucky pitchers to throw a 15-0, 7-inning no-hitter against Kentucky Wesleyan (4/1/09).
• Made his first collegiate appearance in a 20-7 win over VCU (3/28/09).
2008 (Donelson Christian Academy)
• Considered one of the top five pitchers in the Nashville area along with Sonny Gray (Vanderbilt/Reds), Will Clinard (Vanderbilt) and Adam Adkins (Tennessee).
• Signed with Western Kentucky University
2007 (Donelson Christian Academy)
• Went 7-2 with 70 strikeouts as a junior at Donelson Christian Academy.
PERSONAL
• Craig Justin Stem